Kategori : ENERGY AGENDA NEWS, SOLAR ENERGY NEWS - Tarih : 03 November 2021
Extracting 250 thousand tons of salt from its basins every year, Kenya is one of the leading salt producers in East Africa, while these Kenya-based companies managed to reduce their carbon footprints by 25% in cooperation with Japan.
One of these organizations, Krystalline Salt, is Kenya’s largest industrial solar power plant.
working with one of the systems. The Japan-funded solar power plant produces 1.6 gigawatt-hours of clean energy annually.
The solar power plant increased the company’s production capacity and saved electricity costs. Part of it was devoted to social activities such as giving scholarships to students. Krystalline Salt’s Managing Director, Dinesh Shikotra, said in his statement;
“Using solar energy was actually our dream. We learned about the agreement made with the Kenyan and Japanese Governments on the Joint Credit Mechanism. Working closely with them, we were able to get a grant to install this magnificent solar plant here. Since the establishment of this plant in 2016, approximately 5,000 tons of carbon dioxide.” “We’ve saved emissions. We’ve created more jobs for the local people here, and that’s really been a positive growth for us.”
